Friend might be being used for a visa

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scooby088 wrote: »

There isn't any evidence that he isn't an over stayer too, it doesn't matter where they are from, as a matter of fact I haven't said anything about the bloke being a bad person or he's not in love with the woman, but everything that has been posted sounds dodgy a 9 year student visa never known any course last that long.

Again, so do you shop everyone you meet that you think may foreign to the UKBA because there is no evidence they arent an overstayer?

The OP admits they dont know the facts but "has a bad feeling about the relationship". Do you not think that this may colour their guess at what the situation is?

It would appear, or at least as it was first posted, that the guy has a valid visa until September and he has concerns that it cannot be renewed. All of these sound plausable, we all know the current government is trying to reduce the number of foreigners in the country. I would take the bracketed "student" with a large pinch of salt.

stinkybeard

What do you mean by marriage was not a consideration -quite the opposite? Has it been mentioned before? By whom? The opposite is making a statement they didn't want marriage. Was that him or her?

She had no intention of marrying him until he told her the only way he could remain in the UK was if they married.

Jox

Of course you are a concerned friend but none of us know the circumstances and the truth about this situation.

The best thing is for your friend and her partner to see an immigration solicitor, if they are in London then I can recommend the one I went to see (only after we were refused the spouse visa - I wish I had gone to see her before we applied!).

The immigration solicitor can offer a free consultation or they might need to pay a small amount and then can be clear on the process and what it will involve.

If your friend wants to proceed then she will have more facts to help her make up her mind.

It is wrong to get married just for a visa, the 2 people have to genuinely love each other and want to be together.

If there are any doubts in her mind then she needs to listen to them and be prepared to say no to her boyfriend.

stinkybeard

I didn't really come on here for a debate. I was really after some advice about how she can take steps to protect herself in the event that he did turn out to be a nasty.

I will pass on the bits of advice that have been (gratefully) received and hope that she takes adequate precaution to protect her assets.

I guess that is all I can do.

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stinkybeard wrote: »

I didn't really come on here for a debate. I was really after some advice about how she can take steps to protect herself in the event that he did turn out to be a nasty.

I will pass on the bits of advice that have been (gratefully) received and hope that she takes adequate precaution to protect her assets.

I guess that is all I can do.

The only practical advice I can suggest is that she takes steps to discover if he already has a wife in Nigeria.

FBaby

stinkybeard wrote: »

She had no intention of marrying him until he told her the only way he could remain in the UK was if they married.

Did she say that she had no intentions of marrying him before it all came up, or she just never mentioned it to you?

To be fair, if my partner had told me after we'd been together 18 months that he would have to go and live many miles away from me due to his visa expiring I wouldn't have hesitated to marry him either, even though 4 years down the line, we are still only just talking about it! I don't see it being an incentive to do so.

The issue is whether he is completely using her and has no intentions whatsoever of staying with her forever (or even in the next year).

Has she met any of his family members, either in England or them visiting? I would find it a bit more reassuring if she had some kind of relationship with his family. Even if that is far from full proof, it can be an indication of intention.

stinkybeard

He is not Nigerian. So unlikely to have a wife in Nigeria.

stinkybeard

She travelled to France with him for a weekend and met his 'brother'. Whether it was his 'brother' or a 'brother from another mother' I have no idea.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

i thought you were prevented from working in the uk on a student visa.

9 years is a long time to study a subject, or has he been enrolling into subjects repeatedly in order to stay in the UK.

now sponsorship is up, he cant enroll to stay on as a student, and hence his visa will end.

i dont think a registrar will marry them TBH he will have to produce this at the register office and they will check his entitlement to stay, they will know whats going on when they see he has a short time left and now all of a sudden they want to get married.

stinkybeard

She had stated previously that she was past marrying again and was happy to be living together unmarried.